Where does “galion” come from?
galion (Polish) comes from French galion, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-, from Ancient Greek γλία, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
galion (Polish): figurehead
Definitions
- figurehead
Ancestry of “galion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | galion | galleon |
| 2 | Old French | galee | — |
| 3 | Latin | galea | a helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γαλέη | name given to various animals of the Mustelidae... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | glī- | mous |
| 6 | English | glio- | Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλία | glue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |